The Fantastic World of Hormones

Every multi-celled organism, both plant or animal, uses hormones. A hormone is a chemical messenger, produced by an organism that elicits a response within that same organism.

During the past decade, recent discoveries have been made about how hormones work. This has transformed our understanding of the critical roles that hormones and the endocrine system play in health and fighting disease.

The Fantastical World of Hormones is a compelling new film exploring the history and discovery of hormones, including enormous advances in this area of medical science. You can see the film for free by using the link.

Hormones are essential to just about every life process, from your growth and development to your metabolism and reproduction.

The word “hormone” derives from the Greek word “hormon,” which means “to excite” or “set in motion.” They have shaped your life ever since you were an embryo, but as important as they are, hormones have remained somewhat of a medical mystery, which is now being unraveled.

Hormones are not so obvious as compared to the beating of your heart or other such biological processes that are more easily observed and quantified.
Understanding hormones requires that scientists also be medical detectives and these “hormone detectives” have been responsible for the abundant twists and turns we’ve seen in the field of endocrinology, as recounted in this film.

FYI, the link also provides a basic primer on hormones, which can be reviewed prior to seeing the movie.

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